A crash shut down U.S. 50 in Greendale Monday morning, January 28. Mike Perleberg-Eagle 99.3

Update posted at 9:23 a.m.:

Greendale Police and Fire say the driver of the passenger car had to be extricated from their vehicle after it had been lodged beneath a semi trailer. The driver, who has not been identified, was then transported to University of Cincinnati Hospital by aircare.

The accident remains under investigation.

The Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, Lawrenceburg Police Department, Lawrenceburg Fire Department, and Lawrenceburg Life Squad assisted at the crash scene.

Update posted at 6:17 a.m.:

Motorists report that all lanes of U.S. 50 in Greendale have reopened following an early morning accident.

A passenger car had collided with a semi trailer in the westbound lanes at about 4:30 a.m. It is believed that the driver of the car was taken to the hospital by aircare. The status of the truck driver is not known.

All lanes of the highway reopened at about 6:10 a.m.

Eagle 99.3 will have more information on the accident as it is provided by the Greendale Police Department.

Original story posted at 5:46 a.m.:

(Greendale, Ind.) - A serious accident occurred on U.S. 50 in Greendale early Monday morning.

At about 4:30 a.m., a semi and a small passenger car collided in the westbound lanes near Wyler Dodge. Motorists appeared the car had been caught underneath the semi trailer.

Aircare landed at the scene at about 5:30 to take at least one victim to the hospital.

Westbound U.S. 50 has been shut down due to the accident. Eastbound traffic is slow at the scene, but remains open.

The cause of the crash as well as the names of the victims have not yet been released by Greendale Police.

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